New Beaty Box, Open House for Educators and more!

Share this: Welcome Back! As you start preparing for the new school year, let the Beaty Biodiversity Museum help. We have in-museum school programs for Kindergarten to Secondary and beyond. If you can’t come in person, there are many ways to bring the museum experience to your classroom with online exhibits, FREE downloadable resources, outreach kits, and science videos featuring current UBC researchers.  Ancient Life Beaty Box Our brand-new Ancient Life Beaty Box focuses on some very old organisms. Through a variety of ancient and present-day specimens your class will explore stories of life and how it changes over millions of years. Available September 2024!  FREE professional development day! Join us on October 25 for a FREE professional development day. Learn how we can support your lessons with curriculum links in our exhibits, activities, and programs.  As part of our Open House we are throwing a paleontology party to celebrate the launch of two new resources: Join the celebration as we launch Footprints in Time. Be a dinosaur detective as you explore fossil sites in British Columbia’s Rocky Mountains and look for traces of dinosaurs and other ancient life. Footprints in Time is an online educational resource that showcases stunning immersive panoramic environments and footage from the field. Aussi disponible en français! Check out our new Ancient Life Beaty Box and get hands-on with some fantastic fossils! Beaty Boxes are outreach kits with touchable specimens, information about UBC research scientists, and hands-on activities that explore biodiversity. Discover the connections between ancient life and the biodiversity we see around us today. Advanced registration is required! Click here to learn more and register.  Planning a field trip? Check our selection of tours & programs  Diving into Diversity (Grades 2-4, Ages 5-9) This program looks at the diversity of living things and ways of describing and organizing the world around us. Adaptations (Grades 4-7, Ages 9-12) A curriculum-based program exploring adaptations and introducing students to the theory of evolution through natural selection. Thinking Sustainably (Grades 7-10, Ages 12-15) This program focuses on exploring different approaches to sustainability in biodiversity, meeting our needs and incorporating many perspectives. Inquiry into Evolution (Grades 10-12, Ages 15-17) Students will work in groups to unravel the history of organisms we see today, using an inquiry-based approach to learning. Online Museum Tour (Grades K-12+, Ages 5+)  Online tours to explore the six collections that make up the Museum: Tetrapods, Marine Invertebrates, Herbarium, Entomology, Fish, and Fossils. Self-Led Visits (Grades K-12+, All ages)  Explore the museum’s six collections at your own pace and with your own focus. Self-led visits are available throughout the year on any day the museum is open.   Biodiversity Research Photo Competition Is your class exploring biodiversity this fall? Will they be taking photos? Consider a classroom submission to our photo competition. Showcase your groups’ photographic skills and share the beauty of the natural world. Read about submission details here. Nature Club For families with children 5-12 years old!  Familes are invited to join us on the first Saturday of each month from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm, for fun activities at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Enjoy special programs, the Raising Big Blue movie, museum tours, and more!  Nature Club is open to all families. Museum admission rates apply. UBC campus families can take part for free! Read more here. Beaty Biodiversity Research Center Expansion Project  Things are changing at the Beaty! A significant expansion to the Beaty Biodiversity Research Center located next to the museum, started last spring. The construction period is expected to continue until spring 2025. As with any major construction project, we anticipate delays and unforeseen circumstances – we may need to cancel or change our bookings and rentals at short notice. We thank you for your patience as we undergo this exciting transformation! The Beaty Biodiversity Museum will remain open during the expansion period, and operations will continue as normal. About the Museum The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is Vancouver's natural history museum, dedicated to building greater understanding, and a shared sense of community and wonder, around biodiversity. Follow us on our social media channels! 2212 Main Mall University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4 CA

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